Question

Many readers finish the article without realizing that "Nacirema" is "American" spelled backwards. Why did Miner write about Americans as if we were a strange tribe? What insights do we gain about ourselves by taking this perspective?

Answer 1

“Body ritual among the Nacirema”

According to Horace miner, the people present in this truce carry out strange forms of rituals. The Maricela have been referred to as a truce throughout the article. In the title, American has been spelt backwards. This had been used more particularly about the Caucasian people. This article is meant for the aboriginal people, where, there have been presence of exotic customs that govern the tribe. There have been presence of magical beliefs in the tribe, which have unusual aspects that would be desirable and would be setting an example of the extreme to which human behaviors extend.

The originals of nacirema, have Washington put forward as the hero, where, a cherry tree has been cut down. In the American culture, there are high,h developed economies of market, that have come up in the forms of their natural habitat.

Almost all of the houses carry out use of rituals as well as ceremonies, wincing are devoted to the purpose of incarceration of the human body. The author talks about these rituals and how the natives are vague in retention of the old materials that are magical. Also,he talks about the manner in which there has been imposition of medical ceremonies for treatment of patient.

As the author highlights various aspects of the American life, it makes us think of the manner in which our society has become materialistic and how we engage ourselves in the glories of economy, making it the focal point of our lives.